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Copyright, 1905. 
by Owen R. Washburn 



The Word of the Lord is Truth and the Word 

endureth forever. Whosoever lifteth up 

his heart unto the Spirit 

receiveth the 

Word. 



a psalm of tbe flnttnite presence. 




SAW God standing by my thresh- 
old at the closing of the day. 

His presence filled the doorway, 
and his glory was about the pillars 
of the door. 

He made the fading sunshine his 
raiment, the sunset clouds the borders of his mantle. 

His word was in the tones of her I love, his 
greeting in the eyes that brightened at my coming. 

The peace of his invisible angels was upon the 
place; and I put off the sandals of earth from the feet 
of my spirit, for it was holy ground. 

I lifted up my eyes in thanksgiving, and acknowl- 
edged his infinite majesty; and he blessed me ere I 
was aware. Yea, he made his beauty to descend upon 
my house, and I saw the earth clothed with his un- 
speakable splendor. 

He wreathed the trellis with roses and the gar- 
den with the blossoms of promise, and the fragrance 
of his incense rose from the corners of my dwelling. 

As the shadows lengthened, I heard his choirs of 
tiny creatures singing in gladness for the coming of 
the night and beheld the evening star shining upon 
the pathways of my Creator. 



Then I drew near unto God, and entered into 
the joy of his presence. 

O Lord, infinitely tender, in beauty and in love 
hast thou revealed thyself; fire and sword have not 
declared thee; storm and anguish are not thy messen- 
gers; priests and kings hast thou not made thy keep- 
ers nor written words thy sole testimonies forever. 

Thou art the God of life, and he who beholdeth 
pure life perceiveth thee. Grant unto me in thy infi- 
nite mercy that I may ever find thee abiding in life 
and the Iyife abiding in thee. 



H psalm of Dominion* 




HO shall overcome in the battle and who 
shall enter into thy saving health? 

He who maketh his creed Uprightness 
and his confession Purity; he who looketh into the 
future and is unafraid because of his knowledge of 
the presence of the Lord. 

He who apprehendeth the Truth to understand 
it, and seeth righteousness as the mountains stand- 
ing in the sunlight and discerneth the Everlasting 
Strength through the mists of evil and knoweth not 
the power of the destroyer. 

He who harkeneth in the night-watches for the 
trumpets of His angels, and seeth the banners of the 
hosts of God ere it is yet day, and joineth his 
strength to that of the Almighty before the coming 
of fear and while wickedness is yet afar off. 

He shall overcome in the battles and be strong 
in the day when death and sorrow shall abide by his 



paths. Yea, when the friends of his youth pass him 
by and the desire of his life shall turn unto another 
and the days be covered with trouble as the storms 
cover the sea, even then shall he be calm in the 
knowledge of his strength and steadfast as those 
who trust in the captain of a great ship. 

To him who stands near unto Me, saith the Liv- 
ing God, will I give the crown of life and the sceptre 
of everlasting dominion, and the name he bears shall 
be unspeakable unto the evil and a glory unto the 
hosts of those who have entered into salvation. 

Evil report shall not abide in his presence nor 
unloveliness be manifested in the doors of his dwell- 
ing; the Truth shall be his comforter and his way 
shall be unto the glories of the Living God. 

His face shall be a light unto the weary and to 
the dull of understanding; his form shall have the 
strength of the mighty and the joyousness of eagles 
above great clouds, calling unto the Sun. Health 
shall be native unto his flesh and Love unto his 
heart, and in My light shall he see wisdom with per- 
fect mind. 

Blessed is he who shall enter into the knowledge 
of his birthright and into the place reserved for the 
princes of the house of God. 



a psalm for ftbose wbo Wait 

H, that I might attain unto thee! 

While the noises of the world are around 
about me and the seasons change in the 
minds of men, while the deep waters overflow the 




pleasant meadows of delights and the wind is cold 
upon the plains of peace, even now that I might 
come unto the knowledge of the infinite good and 
know thee as thou art. 

From the watches of the morning, when the sky 
is dim with the mists of the dawn, I look forth upon 
the day and long to be with thee. From the portals 
of the night, where the stars keep watch for the 
coming of the wayward, I look forth and behold thee 
as a sign afar off, as a light upon a high tower on 
the headlands beyond the deep places of the bay. 

Wherefore, I rejoice that I perceive thy light in 
the distance and am glad in the knowledge that even 
in little things thou hast helped me. 

Yet why wait I for thy coming? Thou art all. 
Why from thy life do I ask for life? From thy 
strength alone do I gain power while I question and 
wait. 

Break down for me, O Living Truth, the walls 
of the strange cities wherein I have been at rest. 

Break down for me the strong fortress of my 
vain imaginations and let thy word enter into my life 
as the sunshine overflows the earth in the beginning 
of Spring. Take away from me my sins that they 
may be no longer remembered and the thought of my 
failings that I may forget them forever. 

Lift me up unto the love of Love and lead me in- 
to the consciousness that there are no other gods, 
and I shall be as the mighty leaders who of old found 
thee in the deserts and knew thee face to face. 

The little children sing and are at rest in the 
knowledge of thee. Oh, that I might become as the 
little ones of thy flock! 

The heavenly multitude on earth stretch forth 



their hands with healing and speak low words for 
the salvation of men; make me as a friend unto those 
who understand, as a companion to the strong who 
are silent in the joy of thy presence. 

Make me as a watchman upon the tower for the 
city not built with hands; make me as a doorkeeper 
that openeth unto the people who call upon thy name. 

In the wisdom of the Most High is victory. 
Lord, I shall be perfected when I have come unto 
thee. 



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H Utealm of flight 

LIFTED up my heart unto God in the 
watches of the night. 

About me were the deep shadows, but 
above me were the everlasting stars. 

The constellations were bright with thy pres- 
ence. The far-off worlds were like mist upon the 
mountains at the coming of the day. 

And I beheld a star falling from heaven through 
a burning fire; yet it passed not from thy dominion, 
nor beyond the strength of the hand of the Almighty. 

And I saw that there was no change because of 
thy wayward one. Of all thy heavenly host, not one 
turned aside from the track appointed. 

Even as I beheld I remembered my wrath 
against mine enemy and it passed from me as a little 
thing, and was no more. 

Beside me were the shadows of great trees, but 
thou wast there. At my feet was the black river, 
and the chill of fear was upon it; yet thou wast there 



also. Afar I saw the night-lamp set in the shadow of 
death; yet even there thou wast present, and thy 
hands held safe the gift of Immortal Life. 

From the meadows I heard the soft rustle of 
the winds of the night, and in the East I beheld the 
promise of the coming of dawn. 

The birds of the wood murmured peacefully to 
one another in the thickets, and the darkness became 
as a tent that covers the sleep of a friend. 

I will say of thy presence, ' 'It is my comforter, ' ' 
of thy strength, ' 'It is my protection and defence in 
many troubles. ' ' For the night and the shadows are 
thine, and thy great mercy has given to thy children 
the soothing touch of darkness and the light of quiet 
stars. 

Lo, who shall comprehend thy glory or enter in- 
to the fullness of thy grace! Open thou our eyes, and 
grant to us to know and trust thee, even amid the 
darkness of the watches of the night. 



H psalm of IRain, 




B have lifted up our eyes unto the mountains 
and beheld the garments of mist; the sheen 
of the glory of the Invisible Presence have 
we beheld and the enwrapping folds of the raiment 
of God. 

The great trees were comforted by the benedic- 
tion of thy clouds and the ferns of the wood were 
made glad by the falling of thy showers. 

The winds were hand-maidens of thy Spirit. 
They gathered the drops together and wove the rain 



clouds as a web upon a loom. We heard and stood 
uncovered at their coming; we perceived and were 
awed by the power of the Almighty, we returned to 
our dwellings and found our little ones in silence; 
their mirth was altogether forgotten and the beasts 
of the field were afraid. 

We looked upon the fields and they were darken- 
ed; the songs of the birds were hushed and the rustle 
of the wheat was heard in the silences. 

Then the rivers were made white by the falling 
of many waters; the little streams were exalted, the 
torrents roared in the mountains and all the flowers 
of the meadows looked up to thee in thankfulness. 

And the mantle of the storm was rent in twain 
and the sun looked forth upon the jewels it had left; 
above us we beheld the bow of the promise of thy 
everlasting mercy. 

The earth rejoiced with songs of gladness and 
the darkness fled away. 

Lo, all we behold is as nothing in thy sight and 
the blessings we perceive are as shadows to the ful- 
ness of thy love. 

With thy rain relieve the deserts of our souls 
and comfort our heart with the refreshings of thy in- 
finite peace. 



H psalm of 2>eliverance* 

HAVE fled unto God for refuge from mine 
enemies, unto the Living God who has call- 
ed me by my name. 
I went unto the city of the enchanters and abode 




there. I saw all manner of mysteries and all manner 
of wisdoms and all manner of works done in the name 
of God. 

I ate of the bread of humiliation and mine eyes 
were opened. I drank of the waters of good and evil 
and my tongue still praised thee. I had knowledge, 
so that I understood all miracles, and in the great 
congregation of the temple I met thee face to face. 

But I arose when I beheld shadows between thee 
and me, and I cast from me my outer garments and 
fled into the fields. I went with the shepherds, who 
watched by night, and beheld the stars that were or- 
dained of old, and I saw thee as my friend. 

The friends of that city called unto me and my 
heart was athirst for their love. The watchman of 
that city cried out against me, and I mourned for the 
sound of music that I should hear no more. 

I approached unto the walls and called unto the 
keeper of the gates; ' 'Peace; and again I say unto 
you, Peace, and the joy of Everlasting Truth be unto 
the people of God, ' ' but they heeded me not. 

I returned unto the green places by the huts of 
the shepherds who watch their flocks by night, wait- 
ing for the rising day. 

They broke the bread of peace with me and gave 
me to drink of the wine of the vineyards, and I was 
comforted. 

Then was my soul carried before the throne of 
God, in a vision, while the sun was yet afar off, in 
the breaking of the day. 

Upon the throne was glory unspeakable, and I 
bowed my head and waited for the word of the Lord. 

And there came unto me an angel, having a robe 
of gold and a golden girdle set with sapphires. And 



the angel said unto me, "What seekest thou?" 

And I answered, "The work of the Living God, 
that I may accomplish it. ' ' 

Then the angel answered and said unto me, 
"Blessed are the seekers after Truth, for they shall 
enter into the Kingdom of God e *er they are aware. ' ' 

And the vision changed before me; where I had 
beheld a throne I saw the multitudes of earth, traf- 
ficking and worshiping idols of gold and of lead and 
of brass. And a voice said unto me, i 'Behold the 
throne of God. ' ' And I answered not. And again I 
heard the voice say unto me, ' 'Behold the throne of 
God, ' ' and I was dumb, for I understood not what 
was declared. 

Yet a third time the voice spake, "Behold the 
throne of God! These also are my people, and in 
them I live and shall live forever and ever. Go forth 
and serve me before the throne of my appearing, in 
the place of my glory. Whosoever shall enter into the 
sanctuary of my choosing shall behold me face to 
face. ' ' 

And I arose and went hence. 

Blessed are they who shall worship the Lord 
within His secret chambers, who shall serve and not 
repine in the courts that He has ordained. 

Bless the Lord and faint not. Declare Him in 
the presence of His glory, even unto the multitudes, 
for in them He abideth forever and ever and ever. 

I have found God in the fields of earth; let me 
be satisfied with the grace He has shown unto me. 



H psalm of ffiesurrectiom 




HEARD the call of the multitude of the 
Heavenly Host above the graves of earth's 
dead. I heard the trumpet of the Angel 
Gabriel, the herald of the morning, like the shouting 
of mighty men arousing the hosts to battle. I heard 
and stood still to see the salvation of the Lord. And 
the graves of earth opened not and I marveled. 

And as I wondered a little child came unto me, 
having shining robes and a face that shone. And I 
said unto the child: "It is the morning of the Resur- 
rection, yet the dead are not raised. ' ' 

And the child answered and said unto me: ' 'Say 
not that the dead rise not, for ten thousand times 
ten thousand have heard the trumpets of the angels 
of God and are arising unto everlasting life. Those 
who have put off the thought of mortality are not 
dead nor does the illusion of earth cover them, for 
they have forms given them of God from the begin- 
ning; they need not a resurrection from matter for 
that dream has passed away. ' ' 

Then the child touched mine eyes and smiled 
and I beheld the resurrection from the dead which is 
and was and shall be till heaven and earth shall be 
no more. 

And I saw that the Angels of God are the Chil- 
dren of God who do his will, witnessing unto the 
Truth for the salvation of man and the overthrow of 
Darkness. 

And the Angel Gabriel is the call of the Con- 
sciousness of Truth; he who heareth that call and 
heedeth it not shall abide in death and in hell till he 



shall know that the Lord is God indeed. 

And he who seeketh and findeth God and de- 
lighteth to be in the likeness of God hath part in the 
Resurrection and shall not see death. 

And the child that touched mine eyes I perceiv- 
ed to be the Truth made manifest. 

Blessed are they who have part in the Resurrec- 
tion from the dead. 



H fltealm of tbe Cburcb of <Bot>. 




HE Spirit of God is the Church of God and 
his people are the heavenly host. 

Love is round about us while we abide 
in darkness and the peace that is infinitely strong 
waiteth for the children of men. 

I was glad when I came unto the place appointed 
to seek God with those who understand his promises. 
I rejoiced greatly in the joy of those who gave wit- 
ness of his Truth. 

Those who were heavy laden were glad that 
they were in his courts and those that were oppressed 
with the deceitfullness and the wickedness of the 
world praised God for freedom, and the witness of 
the spirit. 

I was as one loosed from many troubles when I 
heard the songs of the redeemed and my heart sang 
with my lips in praise of the unfailing Love that 
brought us out of the bondage of the world into the 
liberty of the sons of God. 

When we departed from that place we were glad 



and feared no evil and the affections of our hearts 
were fit offerings upon the altars of the Spirit. 

Lord, I thank thee for the manifestation of thy 
church. Thy temples are not made with hands, 
Christ hath declared it, thy altars are unseen and 
eternal, the gifts upon them pass not away. Priests 
and elders measure not thy mercy and where men live 
in Love is the Judgment Chamber of thy court. 

Let me abide forever in thy church, making fit 
offerings upon the altars, serving Christ with glad- 
ness for the exaltation of the people. 

Peace be unto the worshipers in thy House! 
They have peace who come into thy church in 
Truth. 



a psalm in Zimc of affliction* 




HEN I remember the mercies of God unto 
his people my weakness becomes my shame. 
I know that God is good and that those 
who are conscious of him shall not be destroyed. 

Lord, why am I forgetful of thee and become a 
prey unto evil! 

Thou hast healed my diseases ere I knew thy 
name; thou hast supported my life before I drew nigh 
unto thee or remembered thee in my heart. 

Thousands hast thou redeemed from sin and ten 
thousands from the illusions of the flesh yet have I 
not been obedient unto thy grace nor entered into the 
courts of thy palaces. 

While I consider my fear the spoiler is upon me; 



while I converse with error the lies of Satan encom- 
pass me about as grasshoppers a goodly garden; 
while I doubt thy manifestation I am naked unto my 
enemy. 

I will arise from the contemplation of foolishness 
and go hence. I will seek God in the plain path. Lo, 
even now he waiteth with infinite tenderness the un- 
covering of my wounds that he may show me that 
they are but dreams. 

Who shall stand with garments of mourning in 
the paths that God has ordained or who shall seek 
him in the robes of darkness and error? Lo, God 
abideth in Light and the Light hath no shadow. He 
that seeketh in darkness shall find darkness and he 
that trusteth in the devices of man shall find man's 
imperfection, but as for me I will go unto my Father 
and receive the golden chain of obedience and the sig- 
net ring of his authority. 

While I thought of God evil fled from me and I 
rejoiced, for the thought of God is the strength of 
man and weakness abideth not in its presence. 



H psalm for tbe Brokenhearted 




CRIED unto the Lord: O Infinite One, whith- 
er shall I turn! 

My flesh has become as stone with the 
agony of my life. My heart is broken within me! The 
shadow of Death is as nothing and the fear of ter- 
rible things has passed from me for I am desolate. 
Where is the place of forgetfulness that I may 



Hide and remember no more? Where is the dreamless 
sleep of the dead that I may no longer mourn, that 
I may forget the hopes of my heart? 

By night I lay down to sleep but the coming of 
the dawn I saw with open eyes. In the watches of 
the night I sought rest but the visions of death were 
upon me. 

I arose to seek the priests of the temple but they 
slumbered; I cried unto the friends of my youth but 
they regarded not my sorrow; I sought unto physi- 
cians and they gave me the sleep of the poppy, but I 
forgot not the things which have passed away. 

My strength died within me, I wandered beneath 
the stars when darkness was upon the earth, I sat by 
the graves of my dead and mused of many things. 

And as I pondered I heard my spirit speak unto 
me; I heard the rebuke of God. 

The word of the Lord came unto me saying: 
"Thou art mine. " 

I stood and was astonished and He spake unto 
me again with a small voice but clearer than ringing 
bells: ' 'My life is thy life and thou art mine. Hold up 
thy head, O man of little faith. Lift up thy heart 
and be no more a reproach unto me. I called thee 
from the dawn of time and from before the beginning 
of time I knew thee. In all the years thou hast never 
lost me utterly, thou art the child of my love, a 
prince of my kingdom, a Saviour sent unto the Jeru- 
salem of my land. ' f 

Then answered I unto the Lord: "Take from me 
the burdens of life that I may be free. ' ' 

The voice spake unto me again: ' 'Where are the 
gifts I gave unto thee? Hast thou brought them to 
perfection? Hast thou served my people till thy 



tasks are done. Hast thou loved much that I should 
love thee with exceeding love? Be still and obey my 
voice. Arise and finish thy work and thou shalt live 
indeed. " 

Then I arose and went unto my neighbor at the 
beginning of the day and I found him grieved. I ap- 
proached the households I had loved and found they 
had need of me nor had I been forgotten of them. 

Lord I have known thee face to face in the shad- 
ows of the night. 

Thou hast been my friend from the day when 
thou created me and until the end of the world will I 
remember thee. 

Peace be unto all who have suffered, to all who 
have suffered and prayed in spirit, peace and the 
knowledge of the love which passeth not into dark- 
ness but is Light forevermore. 



tfov Zho$e Who 0it in 2)arfcne$0* 




HE angel of Light called unto man in the 
darkness that encompassed him crying, 
"Holy, Holy, Holy is God the Creator. 
Happy are they who lift up their eyes unto his glory 
and rejoice in his appearing. 

He abideth above the shadows and waiteth as 
the sunshine the turning unto him of those who abide 
in darkness. From his mind goeth forth the edict of 
salvation; blessed are those who have heard and un- 
derstood. ' ' 

And there answered unto the angels the voices 



of weeping and of anger and of pain crying, ' 'The 
silences of the ages are upon us and the weight of 
death and hell we endure, yet there cometh no God to 



save us. ' ' 



And the angels cried again with a sound that 
filled the heavens and the earth and the seas and the 
lands under the seas. Yea, even the star-spaces were 
aflood with the sound of the praise of the mighty 
hosts and the suns and systems upon the outer bor- 
ders of the heavens were aglow with the messages of 
light. 

Yet the voices of complaining were not stilled 
and the smoke of the watch-fires of those who were 
waiting the coming of God blotted the Sunshine of 
the Invisible Presence. 

Then there came unto the watchers the Angel of 
the Flaming Sword who stood by the gates of Eden 
in the day when man imputed wrath unto Perfect 
Love. 

And the Angel stood by the watchers and his 
sword was white with the flame of purification. And 
those who denied the dominion of fear arose and were 
delivered by the Angel of the Sword for he drove out 
the unworthy thoughts and they became as God, lov- 
ing no evil. 

And those who were no more afraid entered into 
the Knowledge of God and cried with the angels of 
Light: "Holy, Holy, Holy is God our Everlasting 
Strength and blessed are we that we have been 
called the Sons of God. ' ' 

And the dwellers in darkness heeded them not 

for their hour was not yet come. 



Zbe psalm of ©ne Who 2)ieb, 




HAVE passed under the rule of death yet 
thou O Lord God Omnipotent, hast given 
me the victory! 

In the watches of the night my breath was 
shortened and the dews of death were upon my brow. 
My hands were cold and knew not one another and 
the death watch waited my departure. 

Tears were rain above me and sobs were in the 
air that blew across my face. The mourners would 
not be comforted. 

Yet out of the shadows I saw thy light as a two- 
edged sword, cleaving the lies of Death. I saw and 
rejoiced, even as my body sank unto sleep. 

Afar the blazing suns were the naves of thy char- 
iot wheels, the lightnings the sparks under the 
hoofs of thy horses. Thou earnest from the East as a 
falling star and from the West as a mighty host. 
Thy hands were beneath me in the hour of my tribu- 
lation and thy might bore me unto the knowledge of 
thy glory. 

Lord thou hast made my heart as thine, my life 
as thine, my soul is of thee and from the gates of 
death I have departed. 

Lift up your eyes unto the glory of his revealings 
for lo the reign of death is passed and the kingdom is 
established on the floods of Eternal Light. 

He who spreads the robes about him at evening 
ariseth with joy when it is again day. Lord forgive 
me that I dreamed. I am safe with thee forever. 




H psalm of Xove* 

NFINITB Love called me in the days when 
the roses were about the doorways of my 
dwelling. I arose and hastened away; at 
the voice of Love I made great haste, seeking for the 
form of its appearing, for the touch of the hand of 
God. 

I went unto the temples and the voice was an 
echo; I sought Love in the market place and found it 
not. I ran unto the merchants who sold silks and 
spices, and waited as they trafficked in gold and 
cedar- wood, but I saw not Love. 

I left behind me the city and the streets of the 
city, and went unto a high hill and sat under the 
branches of the thick forest and beheld the green 
moss, the tender ferns and the flower of the wood; 
I heard again the voice of Love, calling unto me as 
unto a wayward child, chiding me as a mother her 
babe, yet I saw not Love. 

Then I turned to an aged man, to a scribe of 
wisdom, a student of ancient things, and besought 
him, saying: ' * Show unto me the abiding place of 
Love, that I may behold its beauty. ' ' 

Then that wise man read unto me of Love. He 
read of its battles, its glory, its power and its splen- 
dor. He read unto me of bibles it had made and 
great songs wheref or men died, and I heard the tramp 
of armies, and the councils of kings and the chanting 
of priests and the crackling of the fires of sacrifice 
and the whisper of babes going to the Place of 
Dreams. I heard the laughter of maidens who died 
before the building of cities began, and the words of 



the Sons of the Stars as they foretold the fate of the 
world, yet I saw not Love, neither could the wise 
man himself see that for which I sought. I arose and 
returned and entered my own house at the closing of 
the day. 

In a vision of the night I was carried to the pres- 
ence of Love. I saw her as an angel clothed in white 
with jewels of rubies and sapphires and diamonds. 
Her face was as the face of God and her smile was 
like a two-edged sword, dividing me fron the weak- 
ness of man. 

Those who looked upon her without reverence 
were blinded so that they saw her not at all, neither 
beheld they any of the glory of her court. Her form 
was perfect beauty which man may not see save in 
the spirit. 

And she spake unto me softly, saying, "Lo, I 
was with thee from the days when thou wast sepa- 
rated from the perfectness of thy immortality, before 
the seas were spread upon the threshing-floors of the 
winds or the clouds were as billows above the mount- 
ains. I abide with thee in the ministry of faith, even 
in the love of those that are dear. I remain with 
thee unto the returning of thy soul to the robes of 
thy perfection. 

Behold, I show thee a secret thing: The vision 
which thou seest is but a form of mine appearing. 
Holy am I and holy is the womanhood wherein I am 
made manifest for I am thy God. Return unto thy 
place and thou shalt find me before thee. Go unto 
thy labor and thou shalt see me manifested. 

I will be with thee in trials unutterable, I will 
help thee in the days of shadows, I will receive thee 
by the Rivers of Death and send thee forth upon my 



errands till thou hast returned unto me forever. ' ' 

Then I saw angels fairer than the dreams of 

saints and they smiled upon me as I went forth from 

the Presence. 

Lord, I thank thee for the witness of the spirit. 

Thou pourest wisdom as wine and understanding as 

the waters of the fountains of the waste places. 

Thou hast given me joy in the days of my waiting, I 

will abide in patience till my heart is satisfied. 



H fltealm of Mine* 




OUR unto me rich wine, red wine of the 
wine-presses of thy gardens, O Lord; pour 
it unto me while I yet live, lest I faint and 
lose the strength of my life. 

Grapes and bread have I refused, in the folly of 
my youth; good food fit for the children of the Most 
High have I passed by and I have eaten of the husks 
of wickedness and the chaff of the grain in the 
houses of the people without thy walls. 

My heart has utterly failed because of the famine 
of that land; my flesh has shrunken and the illusions 
of the deserts have come upon me because I was 
weak. 

The mocker has reproached me because of my 
sin and the scoffer has said unto me, ' 'Lo, where 
now is thy God?" and derided me as I strove to come 
unto thee. 

Yet have I returned unto the green pastures of 
the fields of the Almighty. I have sought thee before 



my eyes could again behold the borders of thy mantle. 
I have come unto thee as the children guilty of folly 
and I seek thee as the little one who has strayed. 

Give unto me the wine of the everlasting life, 
even the wine of the Consciousness of God and of the 
Spirit that knows no evil, neither is faint nor weary 
nor sick nor burned with the fires of sin. 

He who receiveth the wine that thou shalt give 
shall rejoice in the strength of the vineyards of heav- 
en; he shall abide in the harmonies that are of Him 
who keepeth the vineyards. 

O Lord, while it is uttered grant unto me my 
prayer. I shall be glad when I have drunk at thy 
fountains; I shall understand and be strong forever. 



H fltealm of Seeb^ime* 




O the furrows man goeth with the seed. 

He scattereth it in the ground and cov- 
ereth it and forgetteth where it is placed. 
The rains fall upon it, the winds pass over it, the 
night is black above it. Thou, O Living God, seest 
it and bringest it forth to the joy of the reapers. 

In the noontime I rested from my labor by a clear 
brook. I beheld the workers in the valleys and heard 
afar their shouts as they called one unto another. 
The birds were in the thickets, making soft the lin- 
ings of their nests, singing of love and thee. 

I gathered flowers and mused upon them. They 
were in the darkness beneath the earth, yet at the 
call of God they came forth. They were chilled with 



the frosts of winter, yet they arose in their day and 
gave God thanks. They were not regarded of men, 
yet He who made man cared for them. Their fra- 
grance was as the incense in the temples of the East, 
as the odor of spices and sandalwood in the houses of 
kings. 

Then came unto my heart the knowledge of the 
mystery of the seed-time. It was revealed unto me 
and I praise the Giver of all wisdom. 

He who planteth the seed endureth toil to make 
a sacrifice. He endureth tribulation of body and 
parteth with that which is his and goeth his way 
and seeth it no more forever. In this is he blessed 
more than all the hosts of those who give not and 
labor not. The end bringeth forth the glory of the 
sower. 

So also is the work of him who toileth in the 
fields of time, in the Vale of Sorrow and the Valley 
of Humiliation. He soweth goodness even unto the 
clouds; he droppeth riches in hidden places and 
knoweth not where his treasure is after he has 
passed; he covereth it and forgetteth it. Yet God 
keepeth the work of men's hands. He regardeth the 
affections of the heart and the tears of our striving. 
Night falls upon us but we are not forgotten, the 
winds blow chill upon us and the flood-gates of heav- 
en are unloosed against us. The toil of the seed- 
time bringeth other toil and no man giveth thanks 
unto us for the labor which we have taken in the 
planting. These things I saw, and blessed God. 

Then there came upon me the spirit of Youth, 
even the Spirit of Spring and Eternal Life. I was 
carried away of the Spirit into the consciousness 
which is the chamber of the Eternal Presence. And 



there came unto the chamber a husbandman and stood 
before an altar. And the husbandman brought a 
handful of wheat, even of clean wheat and spread it 
upon the altar and worshiped. Then fell there a 
voice in the chamber saying: "Thou hast attained/ ' 
And as I looked the wheat vanished away and upon 
the altar was a scroll written with the Word of God, 
which bringeth joy and wisdom and peace unto all 
who receive it. And the husbandman was clothed 
with earth- stained garments, yet he went out glori- 
fied, with the scroll in his hand. 

Then I followed after him and laid hold upon 
him and entreated him, saying, "Show unto me the 
mystery of these things. ' ' 

And he answered and said unto me: "He who 
gathereth the wheat from the harvest of God shall 
receive wisdom unto everlasting life. The clean 
wheat of earth shall become the knowledge of the joy 
of heaven. That which is sown unto God is sure unto 
the ages." 

Then I arose from the borders of the brook and 
sang with joy. God keepeth the gardens. Glory is 
unto him who labors and asketh not again the seed 
that he has bestowed. 



H psalm of Easter* 

ORD, I thank thee that the winter has van- 
ished. The snows were upon every hill and 
the ice was in every valley. The trees were 
naked unto the winds and the vines unto the frost. 




The grasses were dead in the borders of the vine- 
yards. 

There came a whisper from the South and the 
winter departed; there came a gentle wind and it 
hasted away. The drifts hid themselves in the wood 
under the great fir trees, in the shadows of the ce- 
dars, but they melted before the coming of the 
warmth of his love; they ran unto the rivers and be- 
came joined unto the waters of refreshing, in the 
streams which make green the pastures of the sheep. 

The ground repented of its hardness and blos- 
somed with praise. The stony ground was mellowed 
by the joy of the days and sent forth garlands. The 
rocks were warmed by the sunshine and the shepherds 
went forth before it was day and found that which 
was dead to be alive again and that which was cov- 
ered was revealed in blossom and in bud. 

Then went I through the fields with one I love 
and we entered into the thought of God and were es- 
tablished in love forever. We saw the sower scatter 
the goodly grain as food unto the hungry earth. We 
felt the life of all Life. We ourselves also ate of the 
bread that came down from heaven, of the manna of 
his giving, and hungered no more. 

This is the festival that I will keep, O Living 
Lord, the Easter of a perfect love, of a brave faith, 
of a willing mind and a strong soul. 

I will no more heed the storms, for they are not 
from thee. I will be warmed in thy sunshine; I will 
turn unto thee as the waters of the rivers turn unto 
the great sea, rejoicing as they go. Thou hast not 
forsaken thy children, and though storm endure for a 
season, yet thou keepest him that hath entered into 
thy life. 



I have seen the robes of the Heavenly Host upon 
a thousand hilltops; I have heard the songs of the 
angels of thy appearing in ten thousand thickets, in 
the gardens of men and the wilderness that is soli- 
tary. The gates of the morning were opened by the 
white hands that serve thee forever and the glory of 
thy throne is established in the fields where I have 
toiled. When I go unto the mountains thou hast been 
before me and the forests are aflame with thy pres- 
ence. When I enter the valleys thou hast declared 
thyself; the lilies and the tulips are proclaiming thee 
in the gardens before I am aware. 

Praise him all who are at one with him! Praise 
him all who adore the holiness of Beauty, who listen 
for the Word of Life in the quiet chambers of his 
Infinite Dwelling-place! Praise him all of his chosen 
sons! Praise him daughters of men who are awake in 
the gladness of his coming! Eternity calleth unto 
Eternity for the fulfilling of the joy he hath ordained! 
Life calleth unto life for the manifestation he hath 
commanded! The Lord cometh unto his people with 
the might of his Infinite Glory. He has exalted us 
among the angels of heaven and hath given us crowns 
of everlasting light. Lo, the robes of love are upon 
all the earth, and the gates of his gardens are 
wreathed with laurels and bright with waving palms. 
Let us enter in and rejoice in the Lord forever. 



a prater* 




Living God in whom there is no shadow or 
dream, awaken me from the illusions of the 
worshipers of strange gods, from servitude 
to the idols of flesh and sense, and bring me to re- 
joice in the glory of thy image. Make me to be awed 
in the presence of thy purity, thy manifestation, 
which is born of the thought of the Everliving God, 
in whom is life and love and truth that knows but 
thee. Bring me out from the land of my dreams, 
from the land of false visions and the foolishness of 
man into the waking that is full of gladness, into the 
trustfulness that knows no fear, into the chambers 
of thy glory that I may abide forever there and not 
sin. Lo, I have wandered and eaten the sacrifice 
with the heathen and the doubter yet will I trust in 
thee, Iyife of life and Strength of strength; I will 
trust in thee even while the feasts of the dreamers 
are before me, for I know that thou art God. 




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